Photography (Online)

Create compelling images that effect positive, global change.

With a distinct focus on visual storytelling, this online photography degree will equip you with the skills to become an agile and ethical multimedia content creator.

Taught by practicing academic staff as part of Falmouth’s renowned Institute of Photography, you’ll join a global online community of bold and progressive image-makers working to promote social and sustainable change.

By the time you graduate, you will have a professional-standard portfolio of meaningful images, an industry-ready skillset and the ability to inspire and motivate through creative, purposeful work.

Why study this course at Falmouth?
Refine your technical skills and master emerging technologies through engaging online workshops
Join a growing global community of ambitious photographers
Build relationships with working practitioners who are shaping the photography industry
Collaborate on international projects and help to define the role photography plays in today’s media landscape

Through active engagement with online workshops, you will develop technical photographic skills in response to the challenges of the industry, learning to fuse experimental and professional approaches to photography. You will be supported and encouraged to experiment, take risks, and produce innovative and unique work.

By sharpening your research, analysis and collaboration skills - and with the ability to work from anywhere in the world - this online degree will prepare you for a global career in photography and visual communication; from producing multimedia content for social justice campaigns to working on cutting-edge freelance projects.

Stage One:
Through practical and critical enquiry, you will be supported to disrupt, experiment and question creative processes. This initial stage of the course requires courage to test, and curiosity to explore. You will be joining an immersive community culture, collectively growing skills, embracing innovation and encouraging creative endeavour.

Through live briefs, and online workshops and lectures, you will be introduced to a range of creative processes, from critical thinking to practical hands-on skills across different photographic mediums. You will also begin to engage with a wider industry context, preparing you for the future workplace

Modules:
Explore
Source
Make
Reflect

Stage Two:
Advancing and deepening your technical skills, you will experiment and begin to specialise in certain areas of photographic practice by exploring responses to set briefs. You will have opportunities to collaborate with others on your course and industry partners, to produce ambitious group projects using online platforms.

You will grow an awareness of audience, refining your practical and critical research skills, project management, and your knowledge of contemporary photography, history and theory. As you progress through this stage, you will begin to develop your own self-initiated projects and collaborations. As more industry-facing experiences begin to be introduced, you will be challenged to question convention, disrupt, innovate and maintain courageous thinking.

Modules:
Define
Audience
Innovate
Collaboration

Stage Three:
The stage supports you to refine your photographic approach and to challenge your emerging fields of interest, culminating in a final portfolio of work and a contextual report that grounds your work. You will refine core skills and reflect critically on your strengths, exploring alternative models of practice that help define your creative future beyond the course.

Modules:
Develop
Futures
Launch
Frame

As part of our process of continuous improvement, we routinely review course content to ensure that all our students benefit from a high-quality and rewarding academic experience. As such, there may be some changes made to your course which are not immediately reflected in the content displayed on our website. Any students affected will be informed of any changes made directly.

This BA(Hons) Photography online degree employs a variety of assessment strategies over the course of the year. These include the submission of portfolios of practical work, presentations, verbal reports and a final major project.

Your summative (final) assessments occur at the end of each module, usually at the end of the study block whereas you may have interim formative assessments part way through a module as well. These assessments help ensure that you remain on track with your work.

You will receive continuous written and/or verbal feedback on all your work throughout the year. At the end of the module, you will receive detailed feedback in written form.

You'll be able to check in with your online tutor to discuss your progress and ask any questions you have about your course.